President Donald Trump went to Capitol Hill on Thursday for a pep talk with GOP senators over long-sought tax reform. Before that, he ticked off a pair of Democratic leaders.

An afternoon meeting with congressional leaders over funding the government was set to include two of Trump's frequent Democratic foils -- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi -- but he lashed out at the duo.

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"Meeting with 'Chuck and Nancy' today about keeping government open and working," he said in a tweet Tuesday. "Problem is they want illegal immigrants flooding into our Country unchecked, are weak on Crime and want to substantially RAISE Taxes. I don’t see a deal!"

Meeting with “Chuck and Nancy” today about keeping government open and working. Problem is they want illegal immigrants flooding into our Country unchecked, are weak on Crime and want to substantially RAISE Taxes. I don’t see a deal!

Schumer and Pelosi shot back by pulling out of the White House meeting with lawmakers and asked instead for immediate talks with top Republican leaders in Congress. Congress has until Dec. 8 to fund the government and avoid a possible shutdown.

"Given that the president doesn't see a deal between Democrats and the White House, we believe the best path forward is to continue negotiating with our Republican counterparts in Congress instead," Schumer and Pelosi said in a statement. "Rather than going to the White House for a show meeting that won't result in an agreement, we've asked Leader McConnell and Speaker Ryan to meet this afternoon."

The president and Republican congressional leaders blasted the Democrats in the White House meeting, where Trump sat flanked by empty seats for Schumer and Pelosi.

"I'm not really that surprised; we have a lot of differences," the president said, deriding them for being "all talk" and "no action."

Trump's met earlier with GOP senators as they continued to hash out their differences in tax reform bill they hope can provide hefty cuts without bloating the deficit, but the measure took a step forward as the Senate Budget Committee voted 12-11 to advance it to the full Senate.

There remains skepticism and concern about the bill, even from Republicans. A Sunday report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the Senate's bill is substantially weighted in favor of people earning more than $100,000 a year, while those earning $30,000 or less would be worse off. Other lower-earning taxpayers would also eventually feel negative effects, according to the CBO.

Tax reform is the president and the Republican-controlled Congress' last chance to pass a major piece of legislation in what has been a frustrating year. The Senate is hoping for a vote on the measure as early as this week.